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Bridgwater, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 1415891· Male· Denmark· Born in 1963

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Paul Bridgwater, a 63-year-old Danish player, is rated 1986. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 19 months (2010–2012), 20 months (2013–2015), 55 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included), 12 months (2023–2024) and 20 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar, 1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and 1HK Team 2025-26 December. His peak of 2118 was reached at age 52 (Jan 2015).

Current rating

1986

Standard

Rpd1986·Blz—

All-time high

2118

−132 pts below
Jan 2015 · age 52

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#29,771

#29,771 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
65th Danish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1986
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1978 → returned at 1978
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1963 → returned at 1978
Feb 2023
2022
83rd Danish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1970
Apr 2022
2017
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1987 → returned at 1982
Apr 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Mar 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thomas Kirknel 2,088
1HK Team 2025-26 Mar · Mar 2026 · +2.9 Elo
Evolution
+8
1978 → 1986
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlex Hansen1,881·1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb·R10·+7.3
2.[W]vsSvend Kjems Hove1,846·1HK Team 2025-26 Mar·R1·+6.2
3.[D]vsThomas Kirknel2,088·1HK Team 2025-26 Mar·R9·+2.9
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsLukas Thulsted1,915·1HK Team 2025-26 December·R2·-11.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1HK Team 2025-26 Mar
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#682158+9.4
1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#922150+10.6
1HK Team 2025-26 December
Team
Nov 20250/1#2261115-12.0
1HK Team 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2341966-0.4

Rankings

/
Denmark
#516
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#21,996
in continent
World
#29,771
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
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2,626
2
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2,614
3
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2,590
4
🇩🇰Thybo, Jesper SondergaardFollow Jesper Sondergaard ThyboTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,579
5
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2,559
6
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2,530
7
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2,490
8
🇩🇰Rasmussen, Allan StigFollow Allan Stig RasmussenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,482
9
🇩🇰Ochsner, Bjorn MollerFollow Bjorn Moller OchsnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,478
10
🇩🇰Olsen, Filip BoeFollow Filip Boe OlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,475
...
516🇩🇰Bridgwater, Paul1,986
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
21996🇩🇰Bridgwater, Paul1,986
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
29771🇩🇰Bridgwater, Paul1,986